NFL Week 9 grades for every team: Patriots among two teams with failing grades, Cowboys barely make it

Welcome to week 9 classes!

With the NFL trade deadline approaching on Tuesday, we saw a lot of games this week that could end up impacting what happens over the next few days. On the one hand, the Indianapolis Colts lost. The Colts have already been one of the busiest teams when it comes to trades, and there has been speculation that they could trade Jonathan Taylor or Daniel Jones. After Sunday’s loss to Dallas, the Colts have a very unimpressive 2-7 record, and it might make sense to trade everyone.

The Philadelphia Eagles also lost. Howie Roseman loves to make a deal, and with the Eagles now at 2-7 after losing to the best team in the NFC East, the Giants, we could see him start working the phones. It might even make sense for the Jets to go into fire-selling mode after falling to 2-7 following a loss to the Chiefs.

With that in mind, let’s move on to this week’s notes, starting with the Colts.

Cowboys (4-5) 27-23 against the Colts (2-7)

Bears (7-2) 27-24 against Buccaneers (3-6)

Packers (6-3) 45-27 against Patriots (5-4)

49ers (7-1) 38-17 against Raiders (4-5)

Seahawks (5-4) 17-3 vs. Cardinals (3-6)

Texans (3-5) 44-22 against Chargers (0-8)

Broncos (7-2) 26-21 vs. Panthers (3-5)

Saints (3-5) 23-22 against the Browns (5-4)

Giants (5-2-1) 19-11 vs. Eagles (2-7)

Rams (5-4) 20-13 on Commanders (2-5)

Chiefs (6-2) 35-12 over Jets (2-7)

Lions (6-2) 19-9 against Dolphins (1-7)

Bengals (6-2) 34-17 against the Falcons (3-6) in Spain

Jaguars (6-2) 33-10 against Ravens (4-5)